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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3561548, member: 85693&quot;]I know nothing about medieval coins, but those OPs look obviously fake to me.&nbsp; It is indeed alarming that such material is being faked, but, not to give pointers to counterfeiters, they ought to rub a little dirt on them!</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings me to eBay - if you want to eliminate a vast number of fakes in your searches, limit things to North America (a click of a button).&nbsp; The majority of fakes I see seem to be coming out of Eastern Europe - loads of sestertii, all with the same poison-green &quot;patina&quot; and round flans have been abundant lately. </p><p><br /></p><p>I look through all North American eBay auctions about every day and really, I just don&#039;t see that many fakes.&nbsp; The fakes I do see are the usual suspects - Tribute Pennies, outlandishly pristine Syracuse tetra-whatevers, rare emperors uncirculated, etc.&nbsp; I hardly pay attention to this junk, although I can see how a new collector might find the situation baffling. </p><p><br /></p><p>This being said, I buy cheap, low-grade stuff.&nbsp; This kind of material does get faked sometimes, but not often.&nbsp; The high-end stuff is much riskier (on eBay and anywhere else), so maybe at that level, eBay is a dangerous place to shop.&nbsp;&nbsp; But for now, I remain a happy eBay &quot;enabler.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Some recent eBay finds, all cheap - all, as far as I can tell, genuine:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]946926[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946927[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946928[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946929[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]946930[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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